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Saturday, July 30, 2011

The Swan 57 was one of the last boats designed for Nautor of Finland by Sparkman & Stephens. 49 boats were built during a production run that started in 1977 and ended in 1984. These are great offshore boats and are still sought by buyers.

Here are the plans. The boat was offered in both sloop and ketch configurations and later a centerboard option was added.

Here's Rod doing sea trials with a group of Nautor personnel and it looks like with the new owner as well.

Friday, July 29, 2011

This aluminum motoryacht was designed for the Netherlands-American Yacht Company of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, now defunct. She was built by Stephens Marine of Stockton, California and launched in 1974.

Power is derived from twin Cummings VT12-800-M diesels generating 750hp each for a top speed of 22 knots.

Here's a great shot of Galileo, the 123' motorsailer built by Palmer Johnson and launched in 1989. She lying in Newport and was just listed on the brokerage market. Click here to see the brokerage listing and a bunch of interior/exterior images.

Not to be confused with the Phillip Rhodes designed, A&R built wooden sloop that bears the same name (and is regularly seen sailing in Maine waters), this Thunderhead was designed and built for the same owner but years later. Thunderhead was constructed of aluminum and built by Robert E. Derecktor. She was launched in 1974.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Gulfstream 36 was the first of a long line of designs prepared for Robert E. Derecktor shipyard of Mamaroneck, New York, many which have been discussed on this blog site. The year was 1953. The boat was designed as a "stock" design for a class of boats. She was offered in both sloop and yawl rig configurations.

Here is the accommodations plan.

The following article is from Yachting magazine, circa 1953. Please double click for zoom.

This pretty sloop was designed to the R.O.R.C. Rule. She was built by Cantiere Carlini of Rimini, Italy. She is constructed of white oak backbone, framing, mahogany planking and with silicon bronze fasteners. The boat was launched in 1963. Unfortunately we possess no photographs of this boat.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Boat show season is fast approaching. For the 10th consecutive year Sparkman & Stephens will be exhibiting at the Monaco Yacht Show to be held from Wednesday, September 21 - Saturday, September 24 at Port Hercules. Our stand will be where we have been regularly located in the Designers' Gallery on the Quai des Etats-Unis.

Please feel free to contact us by phone or email us for complimentary tickets.

Back in July we posted an article about the Northstar 500, a racy looking little 1/4 tonner. The design was then developed into a cruising boat, and renamed the Northstar 600. The boat was also known as the Northstar 26 and later, the Hughes 26 once Hughes took over production. The production run began in 1975 and ended in 1977.

Back in July we posted an article about design #2042-C1, the Antilla 6.6. As we mentioned that design was based on a previously built one-off and here she is. She was built by South Hants Marine of England, and launched in 1970. The construction material is fiberglass. It's a great looking boat.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Cresta IV was really the prototype for the Swan 55, built as a one-off by Nautor. She is constructed of fiberglass and launched in 1969. She looks like a big, powerful ocean racing machine. These first two images are pretty dramatic.

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